Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		May 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017	May 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Employee compensation and related benefits		$ 125,376		$ 143,992
Inventory-related liabilities	[1]	43,932		30,108
Self-Insurance and Other Legal Liabilities		243,838		222,808
Accrued interest payable		69,008		65,343
Warranty liability		76,404	$ 71,845	69,798	$ 60,037	$ 57,710	$ 56,682
Customer Advances and Deposits		21,508		16,863
Real estate and business taxes		10,497		16,874
Other		3,852		10,144
Total		$ 594,415		$ 575,930

[1] Represents liabilities for financing arrangements discussed in Note 8 – Variable Interest Entities, as well as liabilities for fixed or determinable amounts associated with tax increment financing entity (“TIFE”) assessments. As homes are delivered, our obligation to pay the remaining TIFE assessments associated with each underlying lot is transferred to the homebuyer. As such, these assessment obligations will be paid by us only to the extent we do not deliver homes on applicable lots before the related TIFE obligations mature.